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jpmschweitzerandClaude Sonnet 4.6 c056ea1a1c feat(content): migrate line IDs to NPC-scoped namespace (D-035)
Line IDs in all dialogue and monologue pool files renamed from the
old location-scoped format (e.g. the-terminal_d_039) to the new
NPC-scoped format (e.g. kael-davan_d_001) per the D-035 Sprint 15
amendment.

Changes:
- 20 dialogue pool files across 3 locations renamed
- 14 monologue pool files (detective + smuggler) renamed
- Schema descriptions updated in dialogue/monologue schema files
- Authoring style guide and design docs updated with new examples
- Multi-location NPCs (kael-davan, pc-detective, pc-smuggler) given
  globally unique cross-file sequences to satisfy XREF uniqueness check

The location-scoped scheme already caused a collision (the-terminal_d_039
appearing in multiple NPC files) and would not scale to procedurally
generated NPC populations (D-029). Zero content changes — pure ID
substitution.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-23 21:04:43 +01:00

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{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "dialogue-line.schema.json",
"title": "Dialogue Line — canonical D-035 tag taxonomy",
"description": "Canonical single-line schema for dialogue and monologue pools. Implements the converged tag taxonomy from D-035 (6 structural + 3 selection + 2 authoring-only tags). Monologue-specific additions (character, trigger, prerequisite) are defined in $defs/monologue_extension. Mood vocabulary renamed Sprint 14 to match voice guide (anxious/frustrated/content/suspicious/warm/hostile/relieved/focused).",
"type": "object",
"required": ["id", "text", "role", "access", "trust", "situation"],
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9-]*_(d|m)_[0-9]{3}$",
"description": "Stable machine-parseable line ID: {npc-slug}_{d|m}_{###} (e.g. kael-davan_d_001, pc-detective_m_d_001). d = dialogue, m = monologue. NPC-scoped per D-035 Sprint 15 amendment — each NPC has an independent sequence starting at _001."
},
"text": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The authored line text."
},
"role": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-z][a-z0-9-]*$",
"description": "Template-defined role slug (e.g. dock-worker, bar-owner, player_character). Not NPC name — NPC assignment is runtime."
},
"access": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["public", "insider", "authority", "peer", "hostile"]
},
"minItems": 1,
"uniqueItems": true,
"description": "D-028 Layer 1: access tiers this line is eligible for. List — a line can be eligible for multiple tiers. Hard filter."
},
"trust": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["surface", "real", "secret"],
"description": "D-028 Layer 3: minimum trust tier required. Hard filter. Ordering: surface < real < secret."
},
"situation": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"arrival",
"shift_start",
"shift_end",
"shift_transition",
"bar_evening",
"night_shift",
"investigation",
"confrontation",
"social",
"alone",
"emergency",
"routine",
"observation",
"greeting"
]
},
"minItems": 1,
"uniqueItems": true,
"description": "D-028 Layer 2: situations in which this line can fire. 14 v0.1 values (13 original + greeting added Sprint 8 for PC dialogue initial contact lines). NOTE: 'greeting' is not yet in server/src/content/line_pool.rs — lines using it will be skipped until Rust is updated."
},
"topic": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"colleague",
"routine",
"cargo",
"money",
"trust",
"danger",
"institution",
"personal",
"investigation"
]
},
"uniqueItems": true,
"description": "D-028 Layer 4: topic tags for weighted selection. 9 v0.1 values. Optional — defaults to empty if omitted. Note: 'crime' deliberately excluded; NPCs think of it as 'cargo' or 'money'."
},
"mood": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"anxious",
"frustrated",
"content",
"suspicious",
"warm",
"hostile",
"relieved",
"focused"
]
},
"uniqueItems": true,
"description": "D-028 Layer 4: mood tags for weighted selection. 8 v0.1 values. Neutral mood = omit tag (untagged lines are always eligible). Renamed Sprint 14 to match voice guide vocabulary."
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "Freeform escape hatch for author intent not covered by the structured taxonomy. Not consumed by the engine selection pipeline."
},
"knowledge_grant": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Knowledge the player gains from hearing this line. Feeds into the knowledge graph (D-041).",
"required": ["fact_id", "confidence"],
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"fact_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "FactId from the knowledge vocabulary (#368)."
},
"confidence": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["suspects", "knows_of", "knows_details", "direct"],
"description": "D-041 confidence tier granted."
}
}
},
"dual_lens": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Authoring-only: per-character notes for content with different resonance for smuggler vs detective. NOT consumed by the engine.",
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"smuggler": { "type": "string" },
"detective": { "type": "string" }
}
},
"notes": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Authoring-only: freeform author notes, context, or intent documentation. NOT consumed by the engine."
}
},
"$defs": {
"monologue_extension": {
"title": "Monologue-specific additions (D-035)",
"description": "Additional required fields for monologue lines. Applied ON TOP OF the base dialogue line schema. Pool-level character partitioning (D-032) is enforced at the pool root, not per-line.",
"type": "object",
"required": ["trigger"],
"properties": {
"character": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["smuggler", "detective"],
"description": "D-032: hard partition tag. Which playable character this line belongs to. Must match the parent pool's character field."
},
"trigger": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"enter_location",
"observe_npc",
"hear_sound",
"observe_anomaly",
"post_conversation",
"discover_evidence",
"witness_interaction",
"time_idle",
"return_visit"
],
"description": "What causes this monologue line to fire. 9 v0.1 trigger types."
},
"prerequisite": {
"description": "Knowledge state gate. null = unconditional (fires whenever triggered). Conditions are AND-evaluated. Uses FactIds from the knowledge vocabulary (#368, D-041).",
"oneOf": [
{ "type": "null" },
{
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"facts": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/fact_prerequisite" }
},
"entity_attributes": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/attribute_prerequisite" }
},
"relationship": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["target", "state"],
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"target": { "type": "string" },
"state": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["unknown", "known", "friendly", "person_of_interest", "hostile"]
}
}
}
}
}
]
},
"priority": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 10,
"default": 5,
"description": "Selection priority. Higher = more likely to fire when multiple lines are eligible. Default: 5."
},
"cooldown": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 0,
"description": "Minimum simulation ticks before this line can fire again. Default: 0 (no cooldown)."
}
}
},
"fact_prerequisite": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["fact_id", "min_confidence"],
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"fact_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "FactId from the knowledge vocabulary (#368, D-041)."
},
"min_confidence": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["suspects", "knows_of", "knows_details", "direct"],
"description": "Minimum D-041 confidence level required for this fact."
}
}
},
"attribute_prerequisite": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["entity", "key", "value"],
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"entity": { "type": "string" },
"key": { "type": "string" },
"value": { "type": "string" }
}
},
"situation_enum": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"arrival",
"shift_start",
"shift_end",
"shift_transition",
"bar_evening",
"night_shift",
"investigation",
"confrontation",
"social",
"alone",
"emergency",
"routine",
"observation",
"greeting"
],
"description": "14 v0.1 situation values (D-035 + Sprint 8 amendment)."
},
"topic_enum": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"colleague",
"routine",
"cargo",
"money",
"trust",
"danger",
"institution",
"personal",
"investigation"
],
"description": "9 v0.1 topic values (D-035)."
},
"mood_enum": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"anxious",
"frustrated",
"content",
"suspicious",
"warm",
"hostile",
"relieved",
"focused"
],
"description": "8 v0.1 mood values. Renamed Sprint 14 to match voice guide vocabulary. Neutral = untagged."
}
}
}